[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pseo-record-land-county-montezuma-county-co":3},{"family":4,"bundle":5,"slug":6,"title":7,"subtitle":8,"hero_description":9,"meta_description":10,"cta_title":11,"cta_body":12,"county_name":13,"state_name":14,"abbr":15,"geoid":16,"active_claims":17,"federal_leases":18,"rights_of_way":19,"orphaned_wells":20,"plss_sections":21,"headline_stats":22,"locked_metrics":35,"questions":52,"related":62,"rollup":93,"last_data_refresh":130,"quality":131,"isSeed":133,"card_stat":134,"card_stat_label":135},"land-county","land","montezuma-county-co","Mining Claims and Federal Land in Montezuma County, Colorado","Federal Land pack · Colorado","Montezuma County has 333 active BLM mining claims, 336 federal oil and gas leases and 137 BLM rights-of-way. Search any of its 2,109 PLSS sections for a section-level screen.","Federal land in Montezuma County, CO: 333 active mining claims, 336 BLM oil and gas leases, 137 rights-of-way and 29 orphaned wells. Screen any section with the Federal Land pack.","Screen a Montezuma County section for federal land","Search any Montezuma County PLSS section and get its mining claims, BLM leases, rights-of-way, orphaned wells and environmental layers in one Federal Land report, with a PDF you can file.","Montezuma County","Colorado","CO","08083",333,336,137,29,2109,[23,26,29,32],{"label":24,"value":25},"Active mining claims","333",{"label":27,"value":28},"Federal O&G leases","336",{"label":30,"value":31},"BLM rights-of-way","137",{"label":33,"value":34},"Orphaned wells","29",[36,39,42,44,46,48,50],{"label":37,"value":38},"Report layers with Colorado data","14 of 15",{"label":40,"value":41},"FEMA flood zones","",{"label":43,"value":41},"USFWS wetlands",{"label":45,"value":41},"USFWS critical habitat",{"label":47,"value":41},"Wildfire risk (USFS)",{"label":49,"value":41},"NRCS soils",{"label":51,"value":41},"USDA crop history",[53,56,59],{"q":54,"partial_answer":55},"Are there mining claims in Montezuma County, CO?","Yes. 333 BLM mining claims are active in Montezuma County, and 28 more are filed or under review. The Federal Land pack shows which claims fall on the section you search.",{"q":57,"partial_answer":58},"Is there BLM land in Montezuma County, CO?","This page counts BLM case records, not surface acreage. 336 authorized BLM oil and gas leases list Montezuma County as the county of record (147,210 acres), and 137 authorized rights-of-way sit in the county. The Federal Land pack names the surface managing agency (BLM, Forest Service, state or private) for each section you search.",{"q":60,"partial_answer":61},"Are there orphaned wells in Montezuma County, CO?","USGS documents 29 orphaned wells in Montezuma County. The Federal Land report flags any that sit on the section you search, next to flood, wetland and habitat layers where Colorado data exists.",[63,69,73,76,79,82,85,88],{"family":64,"slug":65,"label":66,"exists":67,"group":68},"land-state","colorado","Colorado federal land",true,"State",{"family":4,"slug":70,"label":71,"exists":67,"group":72},"rio-blanco-county-co","Rio Blanco County","Other Colorado counties",{"family":4,"slug":74,"label":75,"exists":67,"group":72},"gunnison-county-co","Gunnison County",{"family":4,"slug":77,"label":78,"exists":67,"group":72},"moffat-county-co","Moffat County",{"family":4,"slug":80,"label":81,"exists":67,"group":72},"montrose-county-co","Montrose County",{"family":4,"slug":83,"label":84,"exists":67,"group":72},"san-miguel-county-co","San Miguel County",{"family":4,"slug":86,"label":87,"exists":67,"group":72},"garfield-county-co","Garfield County",{"family":89,"slug":90,"label":91,"exists":67,"group":92,"cross":67},"plss-township","co-new-mexico-pm-t35n-r13w","T35N R13W","Townships",{"label":94,"head":95,"a":96,"b":119},"Federal land activity","What BLM and USGS record in Montezuma County",{"title":97,"cap":98,"rows":99},"Records by type","County counts",[100,101,104,106,109,112,114,116],[24,25],[102,103],"Claims filed or under review","28",[105,28],"Authorized O&G leases (county of record)",[107,108],"O&G lease acres (county of record)","147,210",[110,111],"Geothermal leases","0",[113,31],"Rights-of-way",[115,34],"Orphaned wells (USGS)",[117,118],"PLSS sections","2,109",{"title":120,"cap":121,"bars":122},"Record mix","Share of active BLM records",[123,125,128],{"label":24,"val":25,"pct":124},41,{"label":126,"val":28,"pct":127},"O&G leases",42,{"label":113,"val":31,"pct":129},17,"2026-10-30",{"passed":67,"score":132},835,false,806,"active BLM records"]